He could have even come through te port of new orleans. ________________________________ From: fakourip <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 9:16:48 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Texas Seaport Museum Hello..... Is there any records of passage for the Erie Canal travel.? Patricia in Louisiana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:57 AM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] Texas Seaport Museum > Hi Kerry, > > One to keep in mind that usually is not thought of, is New York. > > The Erie Canal was completed in 1825.  People were able to travel up the > Hudson River to Albany, then go by way ot the canal to Buffalo. > Once there they could go by way of the Great Lakes to Chicago and then go > down the Mississippi. > Traveling by water was cheaper and faster than traveling by land. > > Bobbi > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kerry Fuhrmeister" > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:00 PM > Subject: [G-P-L] Texas Seaport Museum > > >> >> >> >> I did go to the Texas seaport Museum website after I posted my question >> and the search did work but of course I didn't find my ggg-grandfather. >> I >> wonder why? I will keep looking I guess, I know what the Declaration of >> Intent says but what if it was a different port? what other ports in that >> area could he have entered through in Dec of 1854? >> >> >> >> Thank you >> >> Kerry > > > For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: > http://www.germanyroots.com > > Please visit and participate in our new forum > http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message